MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has disputed a rights advocate group’s accusations that authorities refused to return the slain activists’ remains, saying only families have the right to claim them.
PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana said on Thursday that Karapatan had made false allegations because it was the group’s members who tried to forcibly enter the funeral parlor in Antipolo City, which attended to the bodies of some activists who were killed in police operations last Sunday.
Police reports said nine activists were killed after resisting arrest and fighting back while serving search warrants on different areas of the Calabar…
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